10:20 AM,
Jan. 29, 2013

A model shows off Fujitsu's a Windows 8 PC during Fujitsu's Windows 8 PC press preview in Tokyo in October.

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There was plenty of enthused anticipation -- and not a small amount of confusion, too -- when Microsoft brought out its Surface tablet computer in October. The slim and light touch-friendly tablet was the very first personal computer that Microsoft built itself and was an early showcase for Windows 8.

That initial Surface actually ran a variant of Windows 8 software known as Windows RT and included specialized but complete versions of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote), as well as some other integrated apps. But it was generally light on third-party apps.